5Synonyms found for scattering

Word Origin & History

scatter 1154, possibly a northern Eng. variant of M.E. schateren (see shatter), reflecting Norse influence. Scatterbrain is first recorded 1790. Scattershot (adj.) is attested from 1961, fig. use of term for a kind of gun charge meant to broadcast the pellets when fired.

Example Sentences for scattering

Garden steps and low walls can double as seating too with a scattering of cushions.

There is no stopping it: surrender on all sides, everyone scattering.

When he bent down to fill in the final square, to a scattering of applause, all the air seemed to go out of the room.

The settling of stationing cleaning is one way not to shatter scatter and scattering.

Scattering scratch in different areas each day will also help prevent overgrazing in a single area.

Scattering ourselves among the trees-glove-free and carefree, happy for such a beautiful day away from our desks.

Others swoop close to their stars and then swing far out on egg-shaped paths, scattering smaller bodies as they go.

The beam's pulses lasted for quadrillionths of a second, scattering from the subject's surface in the instant before it vaporized.

We swoop low over a stubble field, scattering a flock of emus.

The format mixes music to use all six channels, scattering rays of sound for you to bask in.